Latest from Department of Conservation

Tougher penalties on cards to fight wildlife smugglers

Man jailed over gecko theft

Mistakes in Ruahine Range maps

Cycle track plan moves at snail's pace

Weka may be sacrificed

Webstock: The Onya Awards

<i>John Armstrong</i>: Key eyeing menu of hot-potato policies

Govt's green credentials queried after park changed to help miners

Missing Mt Cook climber safe and well

Bitten teenager got off lightly - shark expert

A teenage girl who fought off a shark was lucky the animal only gave her an "exploratory bite", an expert says.

Visit a pretty forgotten island

Fishermen warned over dolphin safety

Coromandel Peninsula: Peak fitness

Helen van Berkel tackles the Pinnacles walk and discovers astounding scenery - when she works up the courage to open her eyes.

Coasters try to fix whitebait tensions

Fifteen whales dead after stranding

Shark sightings force beach closures

Shark sightings around the country have forced beach closures more than 12 times this summer.